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Click here to subscribe9th-12th century AD. A bronze padlock with drum-shaped body, to the base five knops round the edge with one central knop, T-shaped key hold to the bottom; flat section locking bar decorated with geometric motifs, hinged to body. 39 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
8th-5th century BC. A large bronze fibula with coiled spring and pin, tapering bow, coil and triangular catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1355. 71 grams, 12.5cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E3; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
10th-8th century BC. A short socketted bronze axehead with wide mouth, thick collar, convex cutting edge, thick lateral loop; vertical ribs to the inner face. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 116; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972 item 44; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 1267-94. 209 grams, 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX54; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired John Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 30 December 1996 (reference A263); found East Anglia, UK; accompanied by a copy of the John Cummings Ltd illustrated catalogue and invoice; and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A bronze statuette of Osiris standing with crook and flail in his crossed hands, wearing atef crown; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994 item 12(d"). 74 grams, 11.5cm including stand (4 1/2"). From an early 20th century collection. Fine condition.
17th-15th century BC. A substantial short-flanged bronze axehead with slight facetting to the flanges, rounded butt, crescentic blade with convex cutting edge. See Allen, I.M., Britton, D. & Coghlan, H.H. Metallurgical Reports on British and Irish Bronze Age Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Occasional Paper of Technology no.10 Oxford, 1970 p.142. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 fig.2 p.52 (this axehead"). 428 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX6; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; found Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
Warring States Period, 475-221 BC. A substantial gilt and silvered bronze openwork belt hook in the form of a winged lion attacking a bird, possibly a phoenix or peacock; entire surface decorated with scrolling pattern to represent feathers and fur; hook in the form of a stylised dragon head; underside with raised boss decorated with scrolling swastika motif. 635 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. Very fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze bow brooch of La Tène II type with balustered bow, coiled spring and pin, returned foot with lateral catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 7. 7.36 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E33; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of a seated Faun (Pan) with hairy goat legs, short tail and miniature horns to the forehead; youthful face with almond-shaped eyes, high nose and puffed cheeks, both raised hands holding a flute. 101 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
13th-16th century AD. A mixed group of bronze heraldic mounts comprising: a quatrefoil pendant with red and blue enamel, red heater shield with lion passant; a trefoil mount with central heater shield, three vertical luces; a trapezoidal bracket with rosettes; a heater shield with scooped upper edge, quartered red and blue enamel; a rectangular plaque with three enamel-filled cells; a square plaque and hinged panel each with a roundel and reserved lion passant; a hexafoil with red and blue radiating segments; a gilt lion rampant appliqué; a gilt bird pendant; a lozengiform pendant with green enamel, filigree detailing; a silvered bird with wings extended; a gilt square plaque with foliate border, central bulb and knop finial. 76 grams total, 23-42mm (1 - 1 3/4"). Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired on the UK art market after 2000. [12 No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A central Roman bronze figurine of Venus standing nude, left hand covering her groin, right hand extended holding a hand-mirror; bracelets to the upper arms, hair gathered in a chignon with scallopped tiara above. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 75 believed to represent to Etruscan goddess Turan. 180 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition, repaired.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch formed as four axes; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1630. 12 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O11; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A flat bronze disc brooch with radiating peripheral lugs, central openwork void with swastika motif, remains of five studs to the face; catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 538 for type. 9.48 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SW8; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze mount of a male mask with beard and curled hair, tubular housing above, wreath to the brow, bulging lentoid eyes, triangular nose, slit mouth. 64 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; by inheritance from collections of family members. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze toggle formed as two domes discs joined by a ribbed strap, pierced for attachment. 9.84 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE37; formerly in the collection of George Wentworth; found East Anglia. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd century AD. A bronze cruciform plate brooch with central rectangular cell filled with green enamel and white pellets, two scaphoid cells with green enamel and blue pellets, four roundels; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 8329 for type. 4.43 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. Fine condition.Very rare with original enamel
5th-6th century AD. A gilt-bronze bird brooch with ribbed panel to the body, wing to the rear with punched pellet border, openwork claws, hooked beak, inset garnet cloison eye; coiled spring to the reverse with pin and catch. See Heynowski, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012 item 3.27.2 for type. 6.35 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear.
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A gilt bronze figure of a reclining camel with legs tucked under the body, head tilted slightly back, detailing of fur to the mane. 160 grams, 55mm (2.5"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. The camel was arguably of far greater significance than the horse in the history of the Silk Road. Domesticated as long ago as the fourth millennium BC, by the first millennium BC camels were prominently depicted on Assyrian and Achaemenid Persian carved reliefs and figured in Biblical texts as indicators of wealth. In China awareness of the value of the camel was heightened by the interactions between the Han and the Xiongnu toward the end of the first millennium BC when camels were listed among the animals taken captive on military campaigns or sent as diplomatic gifts or objects of trade in exchange for Chinese silk. Campaigns of the Chinese army to the north and west against nomads invariably required support by large trains of camels to carry supplies. Fine condition.
6th millennium BC-19th century AD. A large quantity of finds from Aylsham comprising: Neolithic flint tools (scrapers, spalls, flakes), a borer and blades; Bronze Age pottery sherd and spearhead fragment; Romano-British pottery sherds, oyster shells, a bronze nail and two bronze coins; Post-Medieval stoneware fragments and a musket ball. 1.8 kg total, flint borer: 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA25; finds mostly from Chris Rudd's grounds in Aylsham, Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [180, No Reserve No Reserve] Fair condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A collection of bronze medical items, five with coiled loop to the top and possibly from the same collection or workshop; one hooked instrument with flattened leaf-shaped centre to the shank. 48 grams total, 12-13.1cm (4 3/4 - 5 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living East of London; acquired before 2000. [6 No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: CE16 strap junction of the Iceni, with two opposed crescent moons between two bars and a ball at each point (similar to motif on numerous silver coins of the Iceni, cf. ABC 1657-81); CE18 a strap junction of the Catuvellauni, with two opposed crescent moons (found frequently on the early gold coins of the Catuvellauni, e.g. ABC 2442 2445 2508 2511 2514 2550-74); CE20 a slider of the Carvetii, with two elliptical plaques depicting the eyes of a bird of prey (similar to motif on a silver coin of the Corieltavi, ABC 1941"). 48 grams total, 28-39mm (1 - 1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE16 CE18 CE20; CE16; found Litcham, Norfolk; Buckinghamshire; and Cumbria, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [3] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with central knop, two bands of enamelled detailing, spring and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 6974. 7.12 grams, 21mm (3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U37; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch with four addorsed C-scrolls; spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1623 for type. 15 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O14; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with spring and chord, bow formed as two cones joined by a round-section arm, trapezoidal footplate with ring-and-dot and pellet detailing; catchplate and pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 820 for type. 10 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BF5; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A royal bronze heater-shaped harness pendant with articulating attachment mount; enamelled arms of three lions passant gardant on a red field (the royal arms of England) with a blue label cadency mark for Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, second son of Henry III, it was his son Thomas Earl of Lancaster who had the points charged with the fleurs-de-lis. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101 Dereham, 2002 item 238 for similar arms on a banneret and item 128 for a stud. 17 grams, 49mm (2"). Found near Bollingbrook Castle, Lincolnshire, UK. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze trumpet-headed bow brooch with D-section bow and foot, flared bow above the collar with scooped flange below; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 966. 20 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Tr2; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A restrung necklace of barrel-shaped gilded beads and three blue glass beads; six bronze lunar-shaped pendants, each with punched concentric circles and sets of additional triangular pendants. 118 grams, 46cm (18"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A heavy gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with facetted crossbar, three onion-shaped knops with ribbed collars, shallow bow with niello-inlaid outer face, rectangular footplate with chamfered edges and C-shaped details, scrolled foot, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 502. 39 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C7; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A pair of bronze miniature votive axeheads, one with lateral spurs, pierced, and one socketted with loop. 22 grams total, 23-26mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE47 & CE49; found near Burford and near Witney, Oxon, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st millennium BC. A group of bronze artefacts comprising of: two leaf-shaped blades with slightly raised centre, pierced for attachment to the shank; a flat adze with flared blade and slightly expanded flanges. 210 grams total, 13.5-22cm (5 1/4 - 8 3/4"). Ex Hiller collection, acquired in the 1950s; thence by descent. [3 No Reserve] Fine uncleaned condition.
13th-6th century BC. A large bronze dagger or dirk with triangular blade and raised median panel, rectangular lower guard and waisted grip with flanges to the edges. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934 item 42. 352 grams, 40.7cm (16"). Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with three globular terminals, raised bow and rectangular footplate with punched circular decoration; an inscription to the bow 'LEGII'; catchplate and pin to the reverse. 50 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze dragonesque brooch of East Brigantian type with S-curved body, upstanding ear with median ridge, lozenge and leaf patterns to the body, large round eye, ferrous stains from pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 153. 19 grams, 72mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s, collection number DB5; found Catterick, North Yorkshire, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze button-and-loop fastener with hidden-face decoration; Corieltavian coins are teeming with such hidden faces, though they are often more difficult to discern than this miniature facial masterpiece. 12 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE62; part of the Sutton-on-Trent 'treasure'; found Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. On 19 May 2009 Chris Rudd received images of a Celtic tankard handle and other objects that had been found inside the remains of a late Iron Age or early Romano-British cauldron or bucket that had been unearthed on a farm near Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Recognising the significance of the hoard, he advised that it should be reported to the local PAS finds liaison officer, but also added that if a museum did not acquire the hoard, that he would be keen to buy it. The hoard was reported to FLO Rachel Atherton and then examined at the British Museum. Two years later Chris was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to purchase the hoard for his own collection, including the 'jewel' in the bucket - the Sutton-on-Trent Tankard Handle. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch with tiered central panel, four D-shaped lobes, enamelled cells and punched detailing; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11300. 13 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U2; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze heart-shaped terret of the Iceni, with flared base and loop to the underside. 82 grams, 50mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number TE13; acquired from the estate of Ex George Wentworth; found Shernborne, Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
1st century AD. A large bronze bow brooch with curved trapezoidal bow, flared flange flaked by two crescent extensions, each with a rivet to the outer face; slender body with interrupted ridge to the rear edge; spring, chord and pin in situ; Eastern Empire type. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 items 785 767 for type. 28 grams, 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US47; acquired Dix, Noon & Webb sale, 30 September 2013 lot 3314 (pt"). Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. Scarce.
1st-14th century AD. A mixed group of twenty bronze rings comprising of: one D-section with incised palm branch, one with yellow and blue enamel, one formed as 'clasped hands', sixteen with circular loop and flat round or oval incised bezel. 120 grams total, 15-28mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [20] Fine condition.
Early 2nd millennium BC. A hollow-cast bronze socketted axehead with square edge, waisted upper body, biconvex rim to the mouth; elliptical aperture to one face. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 719. 273 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. The aperture to one face is an unusual feature. [No Reserve] Fine condition, small casting flaws.
2nd century AD. A bronze bridge-type plate brooch with deep bow, balustered knop to each end, panels of inlaid silver strip and median panel of red enamel lozenges; pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 581. 11 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Br4; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
9th-8th century BC. A pair of bronze elements from a staff or sceptre comprising: a tube with open sides and notched wings; a bell-shaped fitting with ribbed panel to the rim, shaft with ribbed collar and flared terminal. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988 item 243. 180 grams total, 27cm total (3 1/4 - 7 1/4"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] Fine condition.
10th century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of a face, possibly of Odin, elongated with arching brow and deep set small eyes, one slightly smaller than the other; small hooked nose with moustache and beard; pierced to the top with double suspension ring. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I, Stockholm, 1940 p.94 fig.3a and 5b, for similar examples. 12.26 grams, 47mm (2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th century BC. A mixed group of harness decorations comprising: two silver discs with loop to the reverse; six similar discs, bronze; a domed disc with central hole to accept a stud; a small domed disc with integral loop; eight cast rings. 58 grams total, 16-46mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). From an important Mayfair collection, with collector's codes 91.279.17 and 91.279.20; ex Sotheby’s, 8 July 1991 lot 78; from a Bronze Age tomb group found in Thiringen, East Germany. [16 No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
12th-13th century AD. A bronze tube with D-section spout, rolled rim; crouching lion to the upper face, sitting lions to the sides of the tube. 180 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fair condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze vesica seal matrix with rib and loop to the reverse, intaglio image of a dove with a frond in its beak, bearing a cross on its back; legend to the border 'S'IVLIANEDEARDERNE*' (seal of Julian of Arderne"). 3.76 grams, 27mm (1"). Ex Allen collection; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Very fine condition, chipped.
10th century AD. A Ringerike bronze fitting in the form of a dragon head with long neck with collar to the top and bottom, small ear and round eye and with snarling mouth with defined teeth. 12 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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